On 13th September Daniel Cros presents his seventh album, “Aquello era entonces, esto es ahora” (That Was Then, This Is Now), at the Taehwa River Spring Jazz Festival in Ulsan, South Korea. Barcelona singer-songwriter Daniel Cros, the stage name of Daniel Hernández-Cros, is also a pianist, arranger and producer and he has released seven solo discs and a compilation of his best numbers. The composer incorporates rhythms such as son, bolero and cha-cha-cha into his songs.

On 13th September Flamenco cantaorDuquende’s group, featuring guitarist Chicuelo and Isaac Vigueras on percussion, is billed to play at the Plai Festival in Timisoara, an important musical date in world music in Romania. The Plai Festival is a music festival that lasts three days and is held every year in the second week in September, in Timisoara, Romania. It is organized by the Muzeul Satului Bănăţean, an open-air ethnographical museum. Apart from music, the festival promotes art and multiculturalism through a wide range of activities.

Mediaeval Catalan music comes on 26 July to the Ingolstädter Herzogsfest, Germany, with Els Berros de la Cort. The group, who have been together for fifteen years, will be giving two concerts on the second day of the festival, which attracts a wide range of performers every year.

Bandara Street Orkestra will be bringing their street show from 11 to 14 July at Bessines-sur-Gartempe, France, as part of this year Bandafolie’s festival. The group from Tarragona will perform at the closing ceremony alongside other groups from all over Europe.

The Catalan group Après Minuit will be giving a free performance on Friday 11 July at the Tremblant International Blues Festival in Mont-Tremblant, Canada, being held for the 21st year. The group, led by Cece Giannotti, will be playing a version of the late composer JJ Cale.

The Barcelona group Extraperlo will be at the next Schilling Festival in the city of Tartu, Estonia, performing on the main stage on Saturday 5 July. The pop band will be playing their repertoire of innovative sounds and stimulating rhythms at one of the main musical events of this Baltic country.

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